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                                             Special Collections will be closed December 20, 2023 through January 1, 2024 in observance of the University Holiday break.

Apache Desert Hunters using Bows and Arrows, circa 1870-1880
Apache Desert Hunters using Bows and Arrows, circa 1870-1880 Collection: Collection of Mescalero Apache Records

Collection Areas

Arizona & Southwest Arizona Queer Archives Borderlands History of Science Literature Performing Arts Political Affairs University of Arizona

Exhibits, Events & Highlights

Artists' Books: Photography + Imagination Online exhibit

Exhibit
Nameplate of El Pueblo newspaper. Published in Tucson, Arizona as a weekly newspaper in Spanish and English, from 1968-1969

Historic Mexican & Mexican American Press Online collection

Exhibit
Light As Light book cover and author Simon J Ortiz headshot

'Light As Light' poetry reading & book signing with Simon J. Ortiz

Event Jan 30, 2024
6:00pm to 8:00pm
 Special Collections Reading Room
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Land Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.